Sky Flower

Did you know

• Drooping clusters of pale blue-violet flowers are followed by glossy yellow-orange berries — both visible at once.
• The berries are toxic to humans and dogs but harmless to many tropical birds, which spread the seeds widely.
• It is one of the top butterfly nectar plants in tropical gardens, attracting dozens of species at once.
• Named after Castore Durante, a 16th-century Italian botanist and physician.
• In subtropical climates it forms the dense hedges and topiary that frame courtyards from Florida to Singapore.

Color meanings

Uses

• tropical hedges
• butterfly gardens
• topiary